Young editor murdered in Iraq

Tuesday 30 October 2007 03.15 EDT
First published on Tuesday 30 October 2007 03.15 EDT

The editor of a fledgling weekly paper in Baghdad has been murdered. Shehab Mohammad al-Hiti's body was found hours after he had been abducted while on his way to the offices of al-Youm. He was 27 years old. His death raises to at least 122 the number of journalists killed in Iraq since the March 2003 invasion. About 85% of media deaths have been Iraqis. (Via IFEX)